Allen, Georgia Tech run past Virginia, 33-21

ATLANTA (AP) -- Anthony Allen ran for 195 yards and three
touchdowns and Georgia Tech posted its best rushing total in an
Atlantic Coast Conference game to beat Virginia 33-21 on
Saturday.

Allen had touchdown runs of 6, 18 and 8 yards in the second
half. The Yellow Jackets had 477 yards rushing, the fifth-best
total in school history and the top total in an Atlantic Coast
Conference game.

Quarterback Joshua Nesbitt added 21 carries for 109 yards and a
touchdown. Georgia Tech (4-2, 3-1) has back-to-back wins for the
first time this season.

The Yellow Jackets' previous best rushing total in an ACC game
was 472 yards against Miami in 2008.

London took over for Al Groh, who was fired last year after nine
seasons and became Georgia Tech's defensive coordinator.

Groh's defense held the Cavaliers to 376 yards, including 209
through three quarters. Virginia quarterback Marc Verica
completed 18 of 31 passes for 239 yards and no touchdowns.

Virginia fullback Max Milien had a 37-yard touchdown run early
in the second quarter. The Cavaliers trailed 20-14 after a
1-yard touchdown run by Keith Payne with 6:43 remaining in the
third quarter.

Virginia was then held without a score until Payne's 1-yard run
with only 49 seconds remaining. Payne led Virginia with 14
carries for 56 yards.

The Cavaliers trailed 27-14 when they were stopped on Verica's
incomplete fourth-down pass from the Georgia Tech 2 with 10:58
remaining.

The Yellow Jackets put the game away with the 11-play touchdown
drive which ended with Allen's third score.

Allen needed another 5 yards to become Georgia Tech's first
player to rush for 200 yards since Roddy Jones had 214 in a win
over Georgia on Nov. 29, 2008.

Allen, a senior who played two years for Louisville before
transferring to Georgia Tech, had his second big game in as many
years against Virginia. He had 103 yards rushing and two
touchdowns in Georgia Tech's 34-9 win at Virginia last season.

Allen's previous high at Georgia Tech was 127 yards rushing
against Clemson last season. He had only one previous 100-yard
game this season - 20 carries for 115 yards rushing in a win
over North Carolina.

Allen's career high is 275 yards rushing for Louisville against
Middle Tennessee State as a sophomore in 2007.

Georgia Tech, slowed by two first-half turnovers, dominated the
statistics but led only 13-7 at halftime.

The Yellow Jackets stretched their lead as Allen ran for two
touchdowns in the third quarter.

Scott Blair had field goals of 40 and 28 yards in the first half
for Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets finally reached the end
zone on Nesbitt's 1-yard run with only 36 seconds remaining in
the half.